Newlyweds Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson

Newlyweds Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson


Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica

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Genre     Reality television
Starring     Nick Lachey
Jessica Simpson
Country of origin     USA
No. of episodes     41
Production
Running time     approx. 0:23 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel     MTV
Original run     August 19, 2003 – 30 March 2005
Links
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Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica was a reality television show that was produced and aired by MTV.
It followed the lives of then husband and wife Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. The show first aired in August 2003 and ran for several seasons, with 41 episodes in total. The last season started on January 26, 2005, and the last episode aired on March 30, 2005.

Simpson and Lachey were married on October 26, 2002 and filed for divorce on December 16, 2005. On June 30, 2006 Jessica and Nick's divorce was finalized.

Part of the show's gimmick involved displaying Simpson's ignorance, playing on the popular stereotype of "dumb blondes." Perhaps the most famous example comes from the first episode, in which Simpson, confronted with a can of Chicken of the Sea tuna, asked Lachey "Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says 'Chicken by the Sea'."
Contents

    * 1 Origin and effects
    * 2 Cast
    * 3 Episodes
          o 3.1 Season 1
          o 3.2 Season 2
          o 3.3 Season 3
                + 3.3.1 Specials
          o 3.4 Season 4
    * 4 External link

 Origin and effects
Jessica Simpson's infamous "Chicken or fish?" moment in the first episode of Newlyweds.
Jessica Simpson's infamous "Chicken or fish?" moment in the first episode of Newlyweds.

The show was originally intended for Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, but the couple decided not to continue with the project after the start of pre-production. It was shelved until 2002, when Jessica's father and manager, Joe Simpson, contacted MTV about producing a show starring his daughter and her new husband.

When Simpson was originally asked why she chose to do such a show for MTV, she replied that it was good promotion for her new album In This Skin. The reality show, which coincided with the release of the album, at first did not help Jessica's album sales, as it debuted at #10 on the Billboard Charts and quickly fell down.

However, over the span of the first season, Jessica's popularity began growing, as many of her 'dumb blonde' antics gave her much publicity. By the close of 2003, Simpson and Lachey had both become household names. Jessica's label decided to release the second single "With You" to see how it would do on radio now that Simpson had become an A Lister.

The single began climbing steadly up the charts, and Columbia Records took note of Jessica Simpson's sky rocketing popularity and decided to re-release In This Skin in early 2004. In This Skin reached #2 on the Billboard Charts, due in part to her show. "With You" had a Newlyweds themed video, which helped the single become one of the biggest hits of her career.

However, the couple experienced disadvantages as a result of their participation on the show. Because cameramen were constantly following the couple, there were several incidences during the production of the show that caused tension between the couple.[citation needed] According to interviews with Nick and Jessica, the largest of these is the inability to be intimate with each other at certain times, or to have private conversations when they want to. It is also said that the reality show was partly responsible for the later divorce of the couple.

 Cast

    * Nick Lachey
    * Jessica Simpson

 Episodes

 Season 1
Season 1 DVD cover
Season 1 DVD cover

The inaugural season aired from August 19 to October 14, 2003.

    * Chicken by the Sea
    * The Dancers
    * Newlyweds Go Camping
    * Newlyweds Go Golfing
    * The Platypus

   

    * Buffalo Wings
    * Newlyweds Decorate
    * The Video Shoot
    * Newlyweds Birthday
    * Jessica Cooks Dinner

   

 Season 2

Season 2 aired from 21 January to March 24, 2004.

    * The Anniversary
    * Nick's 30th B-Day
    * The Newlyweds Shop
    * The French Language
    * The Duet

   

    * A Newlyweds Christmas
    * Jessica's 'Dessert'
    * Puppy Maddness
    * The Newlyweds Vacation
    * Valentine's Day

   

 Season 3

Season 3 aired from June 16 to August 11, 2004.

    * Casey Moves In
    * Mismatched Threesome
    * Celebrity Issues
    * Eye Surgery
    * Newlyweds Baby

   

    * The Kentucky Derby
    * Nick and Joe
    * The Traveling Newlyweds
    * Nick's Lawn
    * The Newlyweds

 Specials

    * Happy Birthday Jessica, Love Nick

 Season 4

Season 4 aired from 26 January to March 30, 2005.

    * Newlyweds Two Year Anniversary
    * Jess Gets a Root Canal
    * Training Daisy
    * The Dukes of Hazzard
    * New Year's Eve

   

    * The Orange Bowl
    * Boys Weekend in Cabo
    * Newlyweds Together Again
    * The Valentine's Day Budget
    * Newlyweds Series Finale